Chapter 196: Occupying the Resource Point, the Double-Headed Terror Ape and the Gloom Wolf Beast!

Previously, the teams of some surrounding candidates had naturally noticed the identity of the long dragon, and were also curious about what he discovered after flying around in the sky.

At this moment, seeing Fang Xu and his group purposefully heading toward a direction, some with ill intentions quietly followed behind.

After all, in their eyes, the strength of Fang Xu's group was nothing to worry about.

The leader, Fang Xu, is now only at the late stage of the Elemental Martial Realm, not yet reaching the Dharma Appearance Realm.

As for his guard team, they are merely a group at the initial stage of the Martial Venerable Realm.

Moreover, many Martial Master Great Completion cultivators were found among his guards as excess baggage.

This is undoubtedly laughable for the Divine Son Selection.

A Martial Master Great Completion, placed in the Central Continent, is only somewhat stronger than ordinary commoners.

Yes, in the Central Continent, martial artists below the Martial Master rank are not even considered cultivators, merely somewhat stronger ordinary people.

These candidates' thoughts at this moment are very simple.

Fang Xu's group is relatively weak, but they happen to have a divine dragon in their team that can locate resource points in this forest.

By following them, once they find the resource points, we can directly seize them, saving a lot of time spent searching.

"Hey kid, there's a group of ill-intentioned folks behind us." The old ape at the front of the crowd spoke.

Fang Xu nodded.

He had noticed those people's movements from the beginning.

"Should we drive them away first?" Kong Jie glanced at the forest behind, her eyes narrowing.

Fang Xu shook his head.

"Taking action now would gain us no benefit and would only expose our strength."

"Let them follow if they want; later we'll find some nice gifts to give them."

Having reached the late stage of the Elemental Martial Realm, Fang Xu's soul strength has become terrifyingly strong.

If he wishes, nothing within a hundred-li radius can escape his spiritual perception.

At this moment he has already noticed several beast gathering points around, and is thinking of ways to mobilize these beasts as much as possible to cause trouble for those behind him.

"Senior Sister Gu Qiu..." Approaching Gu Qiu, Fang Xu whispered a few instructions in her ear.

A sly smile flashed across Gu Qiu's face: "You're too wicked..."

Fang Xu chuckled: "Senior Sister, hurry up."

Gu Qiu nodded, her form flickering a few times, and she directly arrived at the vicinity of a Double-Headed Terror Ape's territory.

The Double-Headed Terror Ape is the strongest beast species around; in Fang Xu's perception, each individual's strength is above the Elemental Martial Realm.

Moreover, the giant terror ape leader, whose body exceeds three zhang in size, possesses strength capable of rivaling the Dharma Appearance Realm.

Having lived a thousand years in the Stone Coffin World, Fang Xu's footsteps have covered the entire Heaven Mystic Realm; he has learned many secrets and read many books.

Naturally, he understands the habits and preferences of the Double-Headed Terror Ape.

"Fang Xu, what did you have Gu Qiu's little sister do?" Kong Jie asked curiously.

Fang Xu gave a mysterious smile: "You'll find out soon."

Not long after Kong Jie left, she quickly caught up with the group's footsteps.

"All set."

Fang Xu nodded: "How is the drug's effect controlled?"

Gu Qiu's pretty face flushed: "I've increased the dosage; they probably won't feel well."

Fang Xu's expression turned strange: "Could it cost lives?"

Gu Qiu shook her head: "Never mind; whether they survive depends on their luck."

"However, I think if they truly fall into the hands of the Double-Headed Terror Ape, they probably won't want to live."

Fang Xu said nothing.

He didn't care about the life or death of those people behind.

He only feared that if someone died later, the situation would blow up, making it hard for Qi Shaoyu to wrap things up.

"Let's go."

The group continued forward.

The team following behind obviously didn't know that Gu Qiu had already prepared a big gift for them; seeing Fang Xu's group speed up, they immediately hurried to catch up.

But before they could reach the spot where Fang Xu's group had previously paused, heavy breathing suddenly came from the nearby forest.

Immediately after, countless Double-Headed Terror Apes charged from all directions.

"Oh no, it's feral beasts!"

Among this team's candidates, a Divine Palace Disciple whose strength had reached the Elemental Martial Great Completion looked at the surrounding Double-Headed Terror Apes, his expression slightly changing.

"Quickly get rid of these beasts, don't waste time!"

Among the many candidates, he and his guards could rank in the top ten, and with good luck, they might even have a chance to contend for the Divine Son position.

If they waste a lot of time here now, they will undoubtedly lose many points.

Following his order, all the guards immediately began preparing to break out, then leave this place.

However, the Double-Headed Terror Apes had already been tampered with by Gu Qiu at this moment.

Inherently, the Double-Headed Terror Apes are a group of lustful feral beasts, skilled at using illusions to control other beasts and human cultivators, then venting their desires.

What Fang Xu had Gu Qiu do was scatter some lust-inducing medicinal powder around the gathering places of the Double-Headed Terror Apes.

These powders, carried by the breeze, were directly absorbed by the Double-Headed Terror Apes.

At this moment, that candidate and his guards clearly do not understand the habits of the Double-Headed Terror Apes, nor do they know what awaits them next.

Countless Double-Headed Terror Apes, facing the charging cultivators, did not immediately attack but instead stared at them in unison.

The four eyes on the two heads simultaneously emitted a hazy light that enveloped all the martial artists.

In an instant, all the martial artists preparing to break out froze.

The double-headed terror ape's illusion technique is extremely vicious; once these people are affected, they find it hard to break free.

The desire for harmony is one of humanity's most fundamental inner natures, and the double-headed terror ape's illusion happens to target exactly that.

Those trapped in the illusion will imagine their deepest, most ideal and desired object of harmony.

Afterward, they reveal their most insane side.

In the distance, Fang Xu and the others heard faint screams and strange sounds coming from behind them, and their expressions varied for a moment.

Gu Qiu's face flushed red, and she then gave Fang Xu an annoyed glare: "Isn't this a bit too much?"

"They're all men......"

Fang Xu laughed: "What's wrong with men?"

Gu Qiu's mouth opened slightly in surprise, and she looked at Fang Xu somewhat strangely.

Fang Xu quickly explained: "Don't misunderstand, my orientation is normal."

"Alright, don't worry about them, let's hurry."

Time is points.

One high-grade resource point yields one point per hour.

They need to hurry.

The group sped up and soon arrived at the high-grade resource point discovered by Chang Long.

"Brother Fang Xu, be careful—there are ferocious beasts guarding this place."

As they neared the resource point, Chang Long warned.

Fang Xu nodded; he had already detected the traces of those ferocious beasts.

"Ghost Face Army, ready!"

He issued an order to kill Tianrui, and Fang Xu charged straight over.

As his figure approached the resource point, the surrounding jungle instantly spewed out large numbers of black-scaled beasts resembling dark wolves—terrifying demonic beasts!

These demonic beasts exude a terrifying aura.

Fang Xu sensed around and found no leader among this pack of Dark Wolf Beasts.

Obviously, these creatures are quite intelligent, knowing how to hide their leader.

However, this is nothing to Fang Xu.

His figure slowly rose into midair, and with a wave of his hand he cast a brilliant, flowing ribbon of light at the Dark Wolf Beasts below.

Under the effect of that ribbon, all the Dark Wolf Beasts were enveloped by an invisible mire.

Every movement was slowed down more than tenfold.

The power of time!

"Let's attack!"

Using the power of time to control the Dark Wolf Beasts, Fang Xu immediately ordered the Ghost Face Army to begin attacking.

In the crowd, Liu Xin saw Fang Xu's display of temporal power and a hint of doubt appeared on his face.

He clearly sensed that the power of this law Fang Xu used seemed to share the same source as all of his own power.

But up to now, he still didn't realize that the law he had comprehended was a branch of the time law.

Naturally, the law of speed and slowness is one of the branches of the time law.

Liu Xin felt that when he had the opportunity, he would ask Fang Xu for advice, hoping to further increase his strength.

The Ghost Face Army moved in and slaughtered those Dark Wolf Beasts to the last.

At this moment, Fang Xu's awareness remained focused on the surroundings, ready to uncover the hidden Beast King.

But even after the Dark Wolf Beasts were all slain, the Beast King still did not appear.

Fang Xu furrowed his brows, a bad premonition arising in his heart.

Since there is no Beast King among these Dark Wolf Beasts, there is only one possibility.

The pack of Dark Wolf Beasts near the resource point is merely a small fraction; the true Dark Wolf Beast King is probably not here.

Moreover, according to the ancient texts he had previously consulted, Dark Wolf Beasts are extremely vengeful and protective of their own.

With many of its subordinates slain, the Beast King will surely not let it rest.

This means that during the process of occupying the resource point afterward, they will frequently suffer harassment from the Dark Wolf Beasts.

This harassment is not the sporadic beast tide.

It is simply the Dark Wolf Beasts seeking revenge.

We must find a way to locate the Dark Wolf Beasts' true nest and nip the danger in the bud.

With the ferocious beasts guarding the vicinity of the resource point dealt with, we can now securely occupy this resource point.

The group entered the interior of the resource point and discovered that this place had once been a divine temple, as evidenced by the collapsed giant stones and some statues around.

Fang Xu directly approached a strange altar situated in the middle of the temple ruins and placed his hand upon it.

The strange altar then underwent a subtle change.

A hazy golden light appeared on the altar's surface, and immediately thereafter it burst forth with dazzling golden light.

At the instant this golden light shot into the sky, a golden barrier instantly formed, enveloping the entire temple ruins.

"Can this barrier help us resist the beast tide?" Kong Jie asked curiously.

Liu Xin sensed it carefully and then said: "It should be possible; with the golden barrier, we should be able to relax a bit."

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you." Yun Wan raised her head, gazing at the light pillar shooting up from the top of the barrier, and said: "This light pillar is like a torch in the night; the whole forest can probably see it."

"Those candidates confident in their strength who see the light pillar will likely come rushing over soon to seize it."

"Moreover, in the eyes of those candidates, we are nothing but a flock of low‑strength lambs awaiting slaughter."

Once the news that we have occupied the top-grade resource point spreads, I fear more candidate teams will come to attack.

By then, this place will become a target for all.

Fang Xu nodded.

Yun Wan's analysis was correct.

The golden light pillar will indeed attract the attention of many candidates.

But he felt that the other side probably wouldn't attack immediately.

After all, the second stage has just begun, and they haven't earned any points yet.

Even if they came to kill us and seize this top-grade resource point, they couldn't gain any benefit from us.

Moreover, they might end up doing the work for someone else.

So, in the short term, this resource point should be safe.

At least, aside from the Nether Wolf Beast and the beast tide that could appear at any moment, no other candidate teams should come to attack.

"Kill the commander, immediately organize personnel to set up a defense."

"Send a squad out with me to take a look."

The Nether Wolf Beast needs to be dealt with, and Fang Xu also intends to first sweep clean the surrounding ferocious beast gathering points, slaying as many ferocious beasts as possible.

That way, when the beast tide arrives, the number of ferocious beasts around the resource point will be much lower, and the attacks we face should be weakened.

"I'll go with you." Yun Wan said.

"Me too!"

Gu Qiu also stood up to take care of it.

The others also stared at Fang Xu, apparently wanting to go with him.

Fang Xu glanced at them and said, "Chu and Gu Qiu stay behind; you guys hurry up and study the pill refining."

"Yuan Bo, we need you to hold down this place."

"The rest of you, come with me."

Regarding his arrangements, Lao Yuan had no objections.

He himself doesn't really like fighting; staying behind to help Fang Xu guard the resource point is also quite important.

Gu Qiu and Chu Mu, however, seemed a bit unhappy.

The two looked at Fang Xu, wanting to speak, but they also understood that their combat strength was a little weak, and following along might become a burden.

So they could only resentfully stay here.

After giving the orders, Fang Xu led the people out of the barrier and slowly moved toward the surroundings.

After leaving the barrier, he directly divided the Ghost Face Army soldiers into several squads, then had Yun Wan and the others each lead a squad to explore in other directions; upon encountering ferocious beast gathering spots, they should not startle the snakes, but wait for them to arrive.

Because of the Divine Servant Insect's existence, the communication between the Ghost Face Army and Fang Xu can ignore distance, so there's no need to worry about anything else.

The several squads slowly dispersed, then each disappeared into the forest.

Along the way, Fang Xu's spiritual power spread out widely, paying attention to any clues around.

"Young master..."

At that moment, a Ghost Face Army soldier behind him suddenly crouched down.

Fang Xu came over, looked at the smelly lump in front of him, frowned, and asked, "What's wrong?"

The Ghost Face Army soldier said, "It's the dung of a Nether Wolf Beast."

"Not hiding it from you, young master, I was previously a hunter."

"Whether ferocious beasts or demonic beasts, they are essentially wild animals that have cultivated; they still retain some wild animal habits deep down."

"For example, they will never defecate or urinate near their own nests."

"Because the smell of waste would attract heaven and earth to find their nest."

After hearing that, Fang Xu looked ahead and said, "So you think our direction is wrong?"

That Ghost Face Army soldier hastily bowed and said, "Please forgive me, young master..."

Fang Xu waved his hand: "Don't bother with those formalities; I don't care."

"State your judgment."

The Ghost Face Army soldier nodded, then observed the surrounding forest and said, "I think it should be this way."

"The Nether Wolf Beast already possesses great wisdom; I suspect they would pay attention to some comforts in life."

"This direction is relatively humid and well-hidden; it should be the Nether Wolf Beast's preferred location."

Fang Xu nodded: "Then let's go this way; you lead the way."

He is not a stubborn person; he can still listen to others' opinions.

The premise is that you need to explain your reasoning. (End of chapter)